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1944 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945)
88-66, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 658 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 923,176 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104

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1943 / 1945 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Boom-Boom Beck 39 R R 6' 2" 200 Oct 16, 1904 11 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Borom 27 L R 5' 10" 175 Oct 30, 1916 1st 7 7 7 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Doc Cramer 38 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 16 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 141
Zeb Eaton 24 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 2, 1920 1st 9 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bubba Floyd 27 R R 5' 11" 160 Jun 23, 1917 1st 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Rufe Gentry 26 R R 6' 1" 180 May 18, 1918 2 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Gillespie 24 R R 6' 4" 187 Oct 8, 1919 1st 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Gorsica 29 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 5 40 40 40 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Heffner 33 R R 5' 10" 155 Feb 8, 1911 11 6 6 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Henshaw 32 R L 5' 8" 155 Jul 29, 1911 8 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pinky Higgins 35 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 13 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Chief Hogsett 40 L L 6' 0" 190 Nov 2, 1903 11 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Hoover 29 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 15, 1915 2 120 120 120 0 0 0 1 0 119 0 0 0 0
Chuck Hostetler 40 L R 6' 0" 175 Sep 22, 1903 1st 90 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 61 65
Eddie Mayo 34 L R 5' 11" 178 Apr 15, 1910 5 154 154 154 0 0 0 143 0 11 0 0 0 0
John McHale 22 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Metro 25 R R 178 Apr 28, 1919 2 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 2 20
Hack Miller 31 R R 215 Feb 13, 1913 1st 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Mooty 31 R R 170 Apr 13, 1913 7 15 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Newhouser HOF 23 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 6 47 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Joe Orengo 29 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 29, 1914 5 46 46 46 0 0 5 2 11 29 0 0 0 0
Joe Orrell 27 R R 6' 4" 210 Mar 6, 1917 2 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Outlaw 31 R R 5' 8" 168 Jan 20, 1913 5 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 6 60 137
Stubby Overmire 25 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 2 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Richards 35 R R 180 Nov 21, 1908 6 95 95 95 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Ross 29 R R 6' 2" 200 Jul 16, 1914 5 66 66 66 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 37 37
Jackie Sullivan 26 R R 5' 11" 172 Feb 22, 1918 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Swift 29 R R 180 Mar 6, 1915 5 80 80 80 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dizzy Trout 29 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 6 51 51 51 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Al Unser 31 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 12, 1912 3 11 11 11 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Wakefield 23 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 3 78 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 78
Rudy York 30 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 9 151 151 151 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1943 / 1945 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played